This dataset was collected during a controlled sea ice growth experiment at the Sea-ice Environmental Research Facility (SERF), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, in Winter 2020. Over a 4-day experiment, the experiment had two phases. In phase 1, pure ice was grown from open water to about 5 cm of ice, while in phase 2, oil-contaminated ice was grown up to thickness of 5 cm. The dataset captures 6 radar and environmental parameters relevant to sea ice formation and structure, including C-band polarimetric radar backscatter (VV, HH, HV) at a 25° incidence angle, air temperature, cumulative freezing degree moments (CFDM), and ice thickness. Radar data were collected using a C-band scatterometer operating at 5.5 GHz with 30° azimuth swaths. This multivariate time series dataset is suitable for research in sea ice thickness modeling, remote sensing, and environmental monitoring.

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Dataset Name SERF2020: Thin Pure and Oil Contaminated Sea Ice Time Series
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Theme Cryosphere
Remote Sensing
Dataset Status Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency As needed
Dataset Last Revision Date 2026-04-28
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Dataset Collection Start Date 2020-02-07
Dataset Collection End Date 2020-02-13
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Dadjoo, Mehran
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dadjoom@myumanitoba.ca
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Centre for Earth Observation Science - University of Manitoba
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Isleifson, Dustin
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Dustin.Isleifson@umanitoba.ca
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Centre for Earth Observation Science - University of Manitoba
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Project Data Curator Isleifson, Dustin
Project Data Curator email Dustin.Isleifson@umanitoba.ca
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Toward the Discrimination of Oil Spills in Newly Formed Sea Ice Using C-Band Radar Polarimetric Parameters
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10.1109/TGRS.2022.3232083
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